Project List

Relocation and installation of the Karl Wilhelm organ to Bond Chapel, The University of Chicago.
Relocation of the Schlicker organ to Rockefeller Chapel, The University of Chicago.
Relocation and restoration of the four-manual Casavant organ (Opus 1130, 1926) in collaboration with Casavant Frères for St. John Cantius Church, Chicago.
Retained for an analysis and assessment of the Æolian organ (Opus 1718, 1929), LaSalle-Peru Township High School.
Relocation and historic restoration of the three-manual Skinner organ (Opus 695, 1928) for St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Marion, Iowa.
Restoration of the blowing plant for the Skinner organ, Opus 820 at The Cathedral of Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, Toledo, Ohio.
Design, relocation, and restoration of the blowing plant for the Skinner organ (Opus 771, 1929) for Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Retained by Amalgamated Holdings, Ltd. For a complete survey of the Wurlitzer organ, The State Theatre, Sydney, Australia.
Retained by The Cathedral of Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, Toledo, Ohio for a complete survey of the Skinner organ, (Opus 820, 1930).
Restoration of flood-damaged portions of the Wangerin/Barton organ (1928) at Theatre Cedar Rapids, the former RKO Iowa Theatre, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Retained by the City of Cedar Rapids to provide post-flood inspection, appraisal, and restoration consulting for the original Wurlitzer pipe organ (Opus 1907, 1928) installed in the Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Complete historic restoration of the four-manual, 44-rank Skinner organ (Opus 548, 1925), First United Methodist Church, Oak Park, Illinois, in collaboration with Spencer Organ Company, Waltham, Massachusetts.
Complete historic restoration of the three-manual Skinner organ (Opus 208, 1914), Music Institute of Chicago, Evanston, Illinois.
Retained by the University of Oklahoma to survey the pipework contained in the former Philadelphia Municipal Auditorium (Convention Hall) organ and to draft suggested restoration treatments.
Retained by the State of South Dakota Board of Regents to survey and to assist in planning for refurbishment of the historic Skinner organ in Slagle Auditorium at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota.
Retained by Nelson Barden & Associates for restoration of pipework, restorative voicing, and tonal finishing of the 143-rank Æolian Organ at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Retained by Nelson Barden & Associates, in collaboration with Jonathan Ambrosino, for restorative voicing and tonal finishing of the 1936 Æolian -Skinner Organ at Church of the Advent, Boston, Massachusetts.
Retained by Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for a complete survey of, and restoration planning for, the four-manual Skinner organ (Opus 771, 1930). [FILE NAME: Job 771]
Retained by First Congregational Church, Dubuque, Iowa, to survey the church’s organ, identifying remaining elements of the original 1869 Johnson instrument.
Consultant to the State of Oklahoma in the design, restoration, and engineering of the 1936 four-manual, 14-rank Kilgen theatre organ formerly installed in radio station WKY, Oklahoma City, for installation in the new Oklahoma History Center.
Retained for restorative voicing and tonal finishing of the 1935 Æolian-Skinner Organ of The Groton School, Groton, Massachusetts, in collaboration with Jonathan Ambrosino.
Retained for restorative voicing and tonal finishing of the 1936 Æolian-Skinner organ at Calvary Episcopal Church, Memphis, Tennessee, in collaboration with Jonathan Ambrosino.
Retained by Nelson Barden & Associates for voicing the recent Choir addition to the organ of The Chapel of the Transfiguration, Community of Jesus, Orleans, Massachusetts.
Retained by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra to investigate the options of returning a pipe organ to Orchestra Hall.
Retained by Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, to do a complete survey of the Æolian-Skinner organ in Alice Millar Chapel. The document included a report of existing conditions, as well as a critical path for moving forward with a restoration of the organ.
Organ Consultant to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC: Conducted initial assessment of Concert Hall organ. Moderated discussions between Kennedy Center officials, the National Symphony, and other users to establish musical objectives and the means to achieve those objectives.
Organ Consultant to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago, Illinois. Responsible for the technical development and specification of a new instrument incorporating reworked components and pipework from a previous organ. Drafted documentation and administered proposal process. Coordinated with owner, architect, acoustics consultant, and organbuilder.
Named Organ Curator to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago, Illinois, in 1998.
Organ Consultant to the Cleveland Orchestra: Documented, developed, and coordinated initial planning for the restoration of Severance Hall’s historic E.M. Skinner pipe organ. Revived organ, assisted with fundraising, and presented a series of lectures and demonstrations.
Organ Consultant to the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Jacksonville, Florida: Responsible for project definition and development. Coordinated national search and reviewed extant available symphonic organs. Coordinated purchase of historic Casavant organ, drafted documentation and administered request for proposals process, assisted with fundraising, media coordination, and planning with owner, architect, acoustics consultant, and organbuilder.
Organ Consultant to The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan: Worked with project architect and acoustics consultant in identifying impact on the Æolian-Skinner organ of redevelopment plans for Hill Auditorium.
Organ Consultant to Heritage Services, Omaha, Nebraska: Established programming and protocol for including a pipe organ in plans for a new symphony hall.
Assisted Jonathan Ambrosino in a complete survey of existing conditions of pipework contained in the 1929 Æolian organ installed in Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Organ Consultant to The Cathedral Church of St. John, Wilmington, Delaware: Surveyed the Cathedral’s existing instruments and established long-range plans with short-term and intermediate goals. Continued work on implementation with the Dean of the Cathedral and Cathedral musicians.
Organ Consultant to Unity Temple on the Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri: Surveyed Skinner Organ, and developed phased plan for restoration of extant materials and enlargement using original Skinner materials.
Organ Consultant to the San Jose Symphony, San Jose, California: Developed initial structural, mechanical, and environmental criteria for proposed concert organ installation. Coordinated with acoustics consultant.
Organ Consultant to Petronas Concert Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Responsibilities included review of architectural documentation and organ proposals. Co-consultant: Dr. John Obetz.
Organ Consultant to the Community of Jesus, Orleans, Massachusetts: Responsibilities included the survey and inventory of owner’s collection of pipework and parts; drafting of architectural, mechanical, structural, and environmental criteria; initial development of mechanical designs and specifications; and coordination of national search for additional vintage materials.
Organ Consultant to Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Clearwater, Florida: Developed long-range plans for pipe organ installation and reviewed architectural documentation.
Organ Consultant to St. William Church, Naples, Florida: Conducted survey and remedial tonal finishing.
Organ Consultant to Perot Theatre, Texarkana, Texas. Assessed components of original Robert Morton organ and conducted feasibility study for the reinstallation of the organ.